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Astronauts would have been fine on Boeing's Starliner during landing, NASA says

With Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is safely back on Earth, NASA says Crew Flight Test astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams could have returned onboard.

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SpaceX's Polaris Dawn astronauts will make a daring trek into Earth's Van Allen radiation belt

SpaceX's trailblazing Polaris Dawn mission will make a daring trek into Earth orbit, one that will ferry the crew through belts of radiation wrapped around our planet.

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The moon might still have active volcanoes, China's Chang'e 5 sample-return probe reveals

The moon could still be volcanically active today, according to samples brought to Earth by China's Chang'e 5 mission in December 2020.

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'Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2' charges bravely onto PC and consoles today (video)

The highly anticipated "Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2" came out today (Sept. 9). Get hyped for the new game by checking out this brutal new launch trailer.

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Life on alien planets probably wouldn't experience day and night – here's how that may change evolution

Organisms on Earth living deep underground or at the bottom of the sea may give us an idea what alien life without a circadian rhythm could be like.

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How AI is helping us search the universe for alien technosignatures

"It's now a part of mainstream astrophysics."

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A particularly active 'aurora season' could be just weeks away

September could be a prime time to see vibrant auroras, thanks to a quirk of Earth's tilt that leads to more intense geomagnetic activity around the equinox.

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Best Transformers shows of all time

From the original series to the modern day, we've ranked all the Transformers animated TV series from worst to best.

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The biggest galaxies live in our universe's supercluster 'cities'

Machine learning algorithms analyzed millions of galaxies to reveal where the biggest ones are.

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Watch a 100,000-mile-high tower of plasma erupt from the sun in this stunning video

Astrophotographer Mark Johnston got a front row seat to an epic fireworks show when he filmed a 100,000-mile-high tower of plasma erupting from the sun.

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'Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy' premieres this week. Watch epic 1st clip (video)

A new clip for the upcoming Disney+ miniseries, "Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy," which premieres on Disney+ on Sept. 13.

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Doom games ranked, worst to best

Get ready to rip and tear with our ranked list of all the Doom games.

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SpaceX will start launching Starships to Mars in 2026, Elon Musk says

SpaceX plans to start launching uncrewed Mars missions with its Starship megarocket in 2026 and crewed flights to the Red Planet two years after that, Elon Musk said.

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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 127 —Space Stations Inc.

On Episode 127 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Max Haot of VAST about his company's first space station.

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Boeing's Starliner capsule just landed with no crew aboard. What's next for this astronaut taxi?

Starliner's recently completed Crew Flight Test mission faced several technical problems in space. Will NASA certify the spacecraft for long-duration astronaut flights?

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See Saturn at its biggest and brightest tonight before its rings 'disappear' in 2025

Saturn reaches opposition Sept. 8, appearing bigger and brighter in the night sky. Viewers can also catch a glimpse of the planet's rings before they turn edge on and "disappear" from view in March 2025.

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Boeing Starliner capsule lands back on Earth, without astronauts, to end troubled test flight (video)

Boeing's Starliner capsule returned to Earth early this morning (Sept. 7), wrapping up its first-ever crewed mission. But it came home without any astronauts on board.

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Mars leaks faster when closer to the sun

NASA's MAVEN mission and the Hubble Space Telescope have teamed up to reveal new insights into how Mars' water is leaking into space.

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James Webb Space Telescope zooms in on giant question mark in space (image)

James Webb Space Telescope finds clues about a pair of faraway, interacting galaxies that trace a distinct question mark in deep space.

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NASA delays ESCAPADE Mars launch on Blue Origin's giant New Glenn rocket to 2025 to avoid potential cost overruns

The ESCAPADE Mars mission, previously scheduled to launch atop a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket on Oct. 13, will now lift off in spring 2025 at the earliest.

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Boeing's Starliner all packed up to return to Earth from ISS today

Boeing's Starliner capsule is all packed up and ready to depart the International Space Station today (Sept. 6) at 6:04 p.m. EDT (2204 GMT).

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'Slingshot' exclusive: Director Mikael Håfström discusses his haunting new sci-fi thriller

An exclusive interview with Swedish director Mikael Håfström about his new space thriller, "Slingshot."

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An annular solar eclipse will put a 'ring of fire' above one of the most isolated spots on Earth: Easter Island

Thousands of skywatchers will gather for a view of the ringed sun from perhaps one of the most isolated and remote spots on the face of the Earth: the legendary and mystical Easter Island.

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Netflix's 'Apollo 13: Survival' is a superb examination of NASA's finest hour (review)

A review of the new Netflix documentary, "Apollo 13: Survival" now streaming.

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'We're confident in it': Boeing Starliner's parachute team readies for Crew Flight Test landing without astronauts on Sept. 7

Boeing Starliner's parachutes will be tested once more during an uncrewed test on Sept. 7. It was originally supposed to host astronauts, but NASA changed the plan mid-mission.

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